pt 7 Book of Mormon Geography in the New World (full-length)

[Sephuskal]

Moroni Tells Joseph Smith Jr. The plates are a record of the inhabitants of this Continent.

In Josephs day was the wording the same as our day, I e: North America south america central america?

[fairldsorg]

@Sephuskal Yes. There are several statements from Joseph Smith and other leaders at that time, while speaking about Mesoamerica, use the term "this continent", "this land" and "this country". Their view of these terms are much broader than how we use them today.

[Sephuskal]

@fairldsorg Have you seen the similarities between the Miqmac Indians, the Anthon Transcript and Egyptian symbols? or the Bat Creek stone found in a Cherokee grave site and the Hap x Factor associated with Cherokees and Israelites?

[fairldsorg]

@Sephuskal Yes. I think the similarities are very interesting, and need to be studied further. There is also something called the Tlatilco seal which share several similarities as well. I don't have strong opinion about the Bat Creek stone because it is so controversial, but hopefully we'll be able to determine whether it is genuine or not in the future.

The X2a haplotype, on the other hand, is not evidence for The Book of Mormon. Several LDS geneticists have written on this, and have concluded

[fairldsorg]

@Sephuskal that this is the case. But, there are a few LDS people who are promoting the idea who have no schooling or experience in genetics. It sounds nice, but just can't be used as evidence for The Book of Mormon. We need to be accurate in our studies if we want to be taken seriously, and there are plenty of accurate evidences for The Book of Mormon that we don't need to rely on pseudo-scholarship. I'm not trying to sound harsh, but the man who promotes this has ulterior motives.

[Sephuskal]

@fairldsorg It's good to be diligent in Truth so as to not be Shaken in Faith. Appreciate the feedback.

Sep. "I'm just an Old Chunk a Coal."

[omiolo]

Youth from the north council took the field first with the theme "Remember and Return." They dressed in flowing white robes to represent their premortal existence. Soon, some youth unfolded a tarp at one end of the field painted to look like Earth. As the youth walked toward "Earth," they shed their robes to reveal bright T-shirts, white capris or shorts and smiling faces before singing and dancing of the joy that comes from knowing that they are children of God.

[dsmithco]

So dig that land and see what you find. You probably have and didn't find anything. Right?

[scubawrestler]

There was also a practical reason for the plates being buried in upstate New York. God knew that only 1100 years later, the Spanish conquistadores would overrun Mesoamerica, and would capture and carry off all of the Mayan gold, taking it back to Seville where it would be melted down and resculpted into the high altar in the cathedral there (historic fact). Had the plates not been removed someplace distant, they could have been lost forever. It was a matter of protection.

[fairldsorg]

Good point Scubawrestler.

[scubawrestler]

This is also the likely reason why other volumes bound in similar manner have not been found in Mesoamerica. They were smelted in Spain in the 1500s. Any tour of Seville includes both a visit to the Torre de Oro, where the Mayan gold was secured until the artisans could construct the high altar at the Cathedral, and a visit to that cathedral. The altar, though reverent and beautiful is of infinately less value than the abridged writings of the Nephite prophets.

[Kolohe86786876786786]

nice

[butterflycells]

I have a question that maybe someone could respond to, if the new theory of Book of Mormon landscape is a portion of land only a couple of hundred miles in length extending from southern Mexico to the tip of Guatemala, why is the Hill Cumorah in NY state?

[fairldsorg]

Because the Lamanites were south of the Nephites and they were conquering them. Moroni only had one direction to go to keep from being destroyed, and that was North. He wandered for many decades and ended up where the plates were buried.

Hope that helps.

[martidw]

@butterflycells "why is the Hill Cumorah in NY state?"

First of all, it's important to know there are two HC. The first is in Guatemala, the other is in NY. Moroni called the hill where he hid the plates "Cumorah". Not even Moroni knew why he was to bury the plates where he did. Did God know that in 1400 years JS would be living near by? I believe He did.